King Philip's War resulted from the Plymouth government's attempt to get the Wampanoags to give up their firearms and sell their land.

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King Philip's War resulted from the Plymouth government's attempt to get the Wampanoags to give up their firearms and sell their land.
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This is accurate. The Plymouth government believed that Wampanoag possession of firearms and their refusal to sell land to English colonists posed a threat to their authority and control in the region. Efforts to disarm and acquire more land ultimately led to the outbreak of King Philip's War in 1675.

King Philip's War Resulted from the Plymouth Government's Attempt to Get